Please come and critique my first aid kit

[SilentBoob]

First aid complete kits that you buy are just full of bandages and a small pair of blunt scissors.

I have tried to think about what might actually go wrong and built my own kit accordingly.

For information - we live in a desert country and often go camping way off the beaten track.

I have included...

Hand sanitiser
Antibacterial surface cleaner

Antiseptic wound cleaning wipes
Various sterile gauze pads
Various sized wound dressings and plasters (incl waterproof and fibre free)

An elastic bandage
A cotton bandage
Bandage tape

Sterristrips

Instant cold packs

A sting remover
Tweezers
Antihistamine cream
Antihistamine syrup

Antiseptic cream (Germolene)

An eye bath and lotion

Prickly heat powder

Paediatric paracetamol syrup
Paediatric paracetamol suppositories
Paracetamol tablets

A thermometer
A fever reader

An out of date epi-pen

What do you think?

Perfect then? Nothing to improve?

Excellent!

Safety pins?

Scissors?
Why do you need an out of date epi pen?
Very good first aid kit.....gold star

What would the scissors be for?

Safety pins. Yes. Good one.

I was prescribed an epi-pen years ago, never used it and it is still hanging around. I suppose in the case of an anaphalactic (sp?) reaction I thought an old epi-pen might be more use than no epi-pen

Erm.....emergency nail cutting? No idea it's just what you've got to have
Could you not get a new epi pen incase

I love your name

I would get rid of the out of date Epi pen!

Triangular bandage?

Depending on age of children so sort of teddy/bubbles to distract if needed?

Thank you Peanut. I like it too!

Some kind of liquid antiseptic such as TCP? The wipes might not be enough for awkward cuts.

I used to keep a bottle of iodine tincture but the children scream at the mere sight of the bottle. Stings too much.

Keep the scissors! You may need to cut a bandage or dressing to fit.

Do you have any gauze? If you get a deep/large cut, a normal bandage or dressing might just stick to it - gauze helps it to not stick (I think!)
Im not sure if you can it over-the-counter, but I remember when my DD had a bad burn, the doctor gave us this amazing gauze which was yellow and liquidy (looked like gauze soaked in iodine) and it was anti-septic in the gauze and had this special sticky stuff on which completely stopped it sticking to wound. I remember the DR saying it was ridiculously expensive, but would definitely recommend it - was brilliant for really sore wounds.

How about those little plastic tube things that just have sterile water in them so you can pour it over a wound to clean it out (ie without scrubbing it..).

Disposable gloves.

Tissues? (Nosebleed?)

Some Nurofen - syrup and tablets (you can take with paracetamol)

A large bandage thing that you tie up to make a sling? Suppose you could use a large bandage, but would be a bit tricky.

Maybe some ibuprofen gel (Voltarol is good) for any pulled/sore muscles.

Oops, just noticed that you already have gauze - sorry!
Would still recommend the gauze I mentioned though